Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life!
Contact us, or contact another local humane society, animal shelter or SPCA.

Pets at Our Shelter:

Cities, Towns, and/or Counties We Serve:

Wyandotte Animal Adoption Center acts as the adoption facility for our intake facility (Downriver Central Animal Control). All strays and abandoned animals go through DCAC first for assessment, then are moved to the adoption facility once deemed adoptable and as soon as space is available. If you are looking to adopt a loving companion and can provide a stable home for a once unwanted animal, please visit our facility! We are open three weeknights a week (M, Tues, F 5:30 to 7:30) as well as every weekend. (Sat 10-2 and Sun 10-1)

About Our
Shelter:

The Wyandotte Animal Adoption Center acts as the adoption facility for Downriver Central Animal Control. The intake facility (located in Southgate, Mi.) handles all intakes (strays, abandoned animals, court cases...). The adoption facility (located in Wyandotte, Mi.) brings the animals over (if adoptable) and have completed their requisite holds at the intake facility. This can sometimes take a few weeks if the adoption center is at capacity. The facilities handle approximately 1800 animals per year. OUR ADOPTION FACILITY IS RESCUE FRIENDLY. If you are a foster for a recognized rescue and are interested in a particular animal, please email us at wacvolunteers@gmail.com!

Come Meet our Pets:

If you are considering adopting an animal please stop by to check out the wonderful companions we have available. The pound is open for adoptions from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on all Saturdays, 10 a.m. -1:p.m. all Sundays and from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Friday.

If interested, please copy and paste the following application, and email to wacvolunteers@gmail.com.

Our adoption committee reviews this application before releasing any animal to a new home. The following questions will help us to place the animals into homes that match both the adopter’s and animal’s needs. Wyandotte Animal Control reserves the right to decline the adoption of any animal for any reason if it feels the home will not be a good match.

Name Address City and Zip Home Phone Cell PhoneE-Mail Address

Please print clearly and answer all questions. Please answer honestly, there are no right or wrong answers.

Do you: own home rent home rent apartment other – please explain: _______________________If you are not the homeowner please list landlord’s name and phone: ____________________________Please list all household members and their approximate ages (include frequent visitors)

Do you have any pets now?  Yes  NoIf yes: Number of dogs ___ Breed _____________________ Number of cats ________ Other ________Are they spayed/neutered?  Yes  No: Reason _____________________________________________Are they up to date on vaccines:  Yes  No Name and phone of vet: ____________________________If yes, do you still have it? If not, why? If the animal passed away, please explain why:Name and Phone of previous vet if more than one: ___________________________________________Previous Pets in the past five years: Please list type (cat or dog), spayed or neutered, how long you had it, and what happened to it.

Have you ever brought an animal into the shelter before?  Yes: Why?______________________  No Have you ever given up a cat due to moving?  Yes: Why? ________________________________  NoDoes anyone in home have allergies?  Yes  NoIf you are no longer able to care for this cat, who will? _________________________________________Will this cat be primarily indoors or outdoors?Where will the cat be kept: during the day ______________________ at night_____________________Are you aware of the cost of taking care of a pet – on average, $300.00 for a cat for food, vaccines, supplies?  Yes  No Are you willing to provide, and can you afford emergency care?  Yes  NoAre you willing to care for this cat for the next 10-20 years?  Yes  NoAre you aware this cat should be vaccinated yearly, and the importance of the rabies shot?  Yes  NoHow will you discipline this cat?___________________________________________________________

Why are you interested in adopting a cat?___________________________________________________

Do you have a certain kind of cat in mind?  Yes  No If yes, please describe: ______________________

The following is normal behavior for a cat. Check those that present a problem:  Jumping on tables or furniture Scratching furniture Chewing Plants How will you handle these issues?

What will you do if your cat urinates in the house?

What, if any, would cause you to give up your cat?  Allergies  Moving  Divorce  Cat does not get along with new puppy/kitten  Cat is too old  The cat smells  Not enough timeHow many hours a day would the cat be alone?How did you hear about our shelter?

The above information is correct to the best of my knowledge. I understand this application will be reviewed and evaluated solely based on what the volunteers of Wyandotte Animal Shelter feel would be best for both the animal and myself.

Our Adoption Process:

Our facility requires a survey (application) to be filled out by each potential adopter in order to facilitate a good match between applicant and pet.

Our Adopted Pets:

Dog adoption and cat
adoption saves lives. Adopt
a dog or adopt a cat and you'll
have a friend for life! What is the difference between adopting a dog, adopting
a cat, adopting a kitten or adopting a puppy versus getting dogs for sale, cats
for sale, puppies for sale or kittens for sale from a dog breeder or a cat breeder?
When someone is breeding puppies or breeding kittens, they are creating new dogs
and cats who need homes. Some people are interested in a very specific breed of
dog, cat, puppy or kitten and they think the only way to find that specific breed
is to buy a dog for sale or buy a cat for sale from a puppy breeder or a kitten
breeder. Yet animal shelters are filled with dogs and cats who must find homes.
So rather than buying a dog or puppy for sale from a dog breeder or buying a cat
or kitten for sale from a cat breeder, we encourage people to adopt a dog, adopt
a cat, adopt a puppy or adopt a kitten at their local animal shelter, SPCA, humane
society or pet rescue group.